Stadium construction worker dies in elevator shaft

A construction worker has died at the 49ers’ Santa Clara stadium project, which is about midway through its construction and on pace to open for the 2014 season.

The incident occurred at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, and construction has halted for the day. No previous fatalities or major injuries have occurred since work began at the site began in March 2012 (a formal groundbreaking took place a month later).

The 49ers will open a three-day, mandatory minicamp today at their training facility which is adjacent to the $1.3 billion stadium project.

(Update with 49ers statement: “The 49ers organization was deeply saddened to learn this morning of the news at the construction site. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers affected by this tragedy. The 49ers family has lost a teammate today.”)

Cam Inman

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Not good. I hope that this was a result of gross personal negligence and not a consequence of general contractor negligence. This was acceptable in the 1920’s, when building skyscrapers, dams, and bridges. It is not acceptable in 2013 when building a stadium.